IPMAT Indore 2026 · Verbal Ability · Question 28
IPMAT Indore 2026 previous year question on Conditional Sentence, with the answer and a step-by-step solution.
In the following sentence, the incorrect part is shown in bold. Choose an alternative from the four given options so that the sentence is rendered correct.
Although she has not been at her best this year, imagine that she would win this match against the reigning champion, no one would doubt her calibre as a sportsperson.
- A
should she win this match against
- B
imagine that she is winning this match against
- C
should she be winning this match against
- D
imagine if she win this match against
Answer & solution
Answer: Option A
What the sentence needs. The main clause is “no one would doubt”, so the opening clause must be a proper conditional expressing a hypothetical future event.
The construction. English allows a formal inversion for conditionals:
\text{Should she win this match}\ldots ,\text{no one would doubt}\ldots
This is equivalent to “If she should win this match…” and pairs correctly with would.
Why the others fail:
(b) “imagine that she is winning” uses a present continuous, which cannot set up a would clause, and the imperative imagine does not belong in a conditional structure here.
(c) “should she be winning” is grammatical in isolation but the continuous aspect is wrong for a single decisive result.
(d) “imagine if she win” has a bare subject-verb disagreement — she win instead of she wins.
Answer: Option 1
Shortcut. Look at the main clause first: would doubt demands a hypothetical conditional. Then prefer the simple over the continuous — winning a match is a single event, not an ongoing state. That ordering settles (a) over (c) quickly.
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